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Interlinked crises erasing hard-won gains for gender equality in region

Interlinked crises erasing hard-won gains for gender equality in region

Mar 08, 2022, at 06:58 pm

The aggravating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on existing inequalities, coupled with the effects of the climate crises and disasters in the region, is erasing many hard-fought gains made towards gender equality.

Women protest against sexism, violence in Istanbul on International Women’s Day: Reports

Women protest against sexism, violence in Istanbul on International Women’s Day: Reports

Mar 09, 2021, at 03:02 pm

Ankara/Sputnik: Thousands of women took part in a demonstration held in Turkey’s Istanbul on International Women’s Day, the Cumhuriyet newspaper reports.  

International Women’s Day: The ‘time is now’ to transform global push for women’s rights into action – UN

International Women’s Day: The ‘time is now’ to transform global push for women’s rights into action – UN

Mar 09, 2018, at 02:51 pm

New York, Mar 9 (JEN): This year, International Women’s Day comes at a pivotal moment, and with a wave women’s activism – from the #MeToo movement to #TimesUp and beyond – exposing the structures that have allowed women's oppression to flourish, the United Nations is urging the world to stand with rural and urban women activists to topple the remaining barriers to gender equality and empowerment.